Vandenberg Space Force Base

For the love of the game

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A young girl hugs her soccer ball at the Challenger Sports Soccer Camp here Friday. The week long soccer camp, July 21-25, run by the Challenger Sports Corporation, brings children from base together with soccer players from the United Kingdom. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Heather Shaw)

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Wave rider

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A surfer braves the frigid waters off one of Vandenberg's beaches Friday. The Central Coast is said by many to have some of the best surfing locations in California. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

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Meet the press

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Second Lt. Jamie Douglas, 392nd Training Squadron, lifts weights to enhance his war fighting capabilities on Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Trey Lewis)

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On guard

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lifeguards from the 30th Force Protection Squadron keep an eye on swimmers at the base pool on Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Trey Lewis)

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It's electric

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Nate Christiansen, an RMA electrical foreman, assists a co-worker in lifting an electrical toolbox through a unfinished window to work on the electrical wiring inside the new gym. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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Vandenberg at a glance - July 31

Published July 31, 2008